News & Policy

This Statement sets out FiMT’s policy position on the employment of ex-Service personnel and their families. It provides an overview of the evidence that exists to support it, the issues that inform it, and the changes that are needed to achieve it.

Nearly one fifth (18%) of UK organizations surveyed are unlikely to consider hiring veterans due to negative perceptions of their time spent in the Armed Forces.

The implementation of a pilot mental fitness initiative, named HeadFIT, is to be evaluated over 12-months by King’s College London thanks to a grant of £92,757 awarded by the Forces in Mind Trust.

Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has issued a request for expressions of interest (REOI) to conduct research into the longer-term employment outcomes for ex-Service personnel.

Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has pledged support for six funded Specialist Fellowships on Clore Social Leadership’s 2020 Experienced Leader Programme. The one-year programme, starting in January, is open to individuals with six or more years’ experience as a social sector leader.

Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has issued a request for expressions of interest (REOI) to conduct research to understand the psychosocial determinants of psychological health and wellbeing for veterans’ families in the UK.

Report finds more communication is needed between Domestic Violence and Abuse support sector and the Armed Forces

New report calls for better identification of offenders to help charities direct their services to veterans in need, and their families.

Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) is currently recruiting a full time Communications Officer